PA 12: Workplace Health and Safety

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1 PA 12: Workplace Health and Safety 2 points available A. Credit Rationale This credit recognizes institutions that help ensure the health and safety of their employees. Institutions that reduce workplace injuries and occupational disease cases help ensure that all employees have a safe working environment. B. Criteria Institution has reduced its total number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee compared to a baseline. Institution has fewer than 5 reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases annually per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. This credit includes employees of contractors working on-site for whom the institution is liable for workplace safety, for example workers for whom the institution is mandated to report injuries and disease cases by a health and safety authority such as the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) or the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). Injuries and disease cases include OSHA/CCOHSreportable fatal and non-fatal injuries (or the equivalent) arising out of or in the course of work and cases of diseases arising from a work-related injury or the work situation or activity (e.g. exposure to harmful chemicals, stress, ergonomic issues). See Sampling and Data Standards, below, for further guidance on reporting injuries and disease cases. C. Applicability This credit applies to all institutions. D. Scoring Each part is scored independently. Institutions earn the maximum of 1 point available for for having no reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases in the performance. Incremental points are awarded based on the reduction achieved from a baseline. For example, an institution that reduced its total number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee by 50 percent compared to a baseline would earn 0.5 points (half of the points available for ). STARS 2.0 Technical Manual 289 PA Health, Wellbeing & Work

2 STARS awards only positive points; points will not be deducted if the total number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per FTE employee increased rather than decreased during the time period. Points earned are calculated according to the formula below. Please note that users do not have to calculate the number of points earned themselves; points earned will be calculated automatically when the data listed under Section E: Reporting Fields is entered in the online Reporting Tool. Points Earned = 1 { [ (A/B) (C/D) ] / (A/B) } A = Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases, baseline B = Full-time equivalent of employees, baseline (annualized FTE) C= Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases, performance D= Full-time equivalent of employees, performance (annualized FTE) Institutions earn the maximum of 1 point available for for having no reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases in the performance. Incremental points are awarded based on the institution s performance between the minimum performance threshold of 5 reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per 100 FTE employees and the performance target of 0 reportable injuries and disease cases. For example, an institution that had 2.5 reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per 100 FTE employees in the performance would earn 0.5 points (half of the points available for ). Points earned for are calculated according to the formula below. Please note that users do not have to calculate the number of points earned themselves; points earned will be calculated automatically when the data listed under Section E: Reporting Fields is entered in the online Reporting Tool. Points Earned = 1 { [ 0.05 (A / B) ] / 0.05 } A = B = Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases, performance Full-time equivalent of employees, performance (annualized FTE) STARS 2.0 Technical Manual 290 PA Health, Wellbeing & Work

3 Scoring Example: Workplace Health and Safety The following data describe Example University: A. Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases, baseline = 15 B. Full-time equivalent of employees, baseline (annualized FTE) = 1,200 C. Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases, performance = 9 D. Full-time equivalent of employees, performance (annualized FTE) = 1,250 Points Earned = 1 { [ (A/B) - (C/D) ] / (A/B) } = 1 { [ (15/1,200) - (9/1,250) ] / (15/1,200) } = 1 { [ ] / } = 1 { / } = = 0.42 points A. Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases, performance = 9 B. Full-time equivalent of employees, performance (annualized FTE) = 1,250 Points Earned = 1 { [ 0.05 (A / B) ] / 0.05 } = 1 { [ / 1,250) ] / 0.05 } = 1 { [ 0.05 (.0072) ] / 0.05 } = 1 { / 0.05 } = 0.86 points Total Points Earned = = 1.28 points STARS 2.0 Technical Manual 291 PA Health, Wellbeing & Work

4 E. Reporting Fields Required Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases, performance Full-time equivalent of employees, performance (annualized FTE) Start date, performance or 3- period End date, performance or 3- period Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases, baseline Full-time equivalent of employees, baseline (annualized FTE) Start date, baseline or 3- period End date, baseline or 3- period An affirmation that the submitted information is accurate to the best of a responsible party s knowledge and contact information for the responsible party. The responsible party should be a staff member, faculty member, or administrator who can respond to questions regarding the data once it is submitted and available to the public. Conditional Required if end date of the baseline /period is 2004 or earlier: A brief description of when and why the workplace health and safety baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations) Optional A brief description of the institution s workplace health and safety initiatives, including how workers are engaged in monitoring and advising on health and safety programs The website URL where information about the institution s workplace health and safety initiatives is available Notes about the submission F. Measurement Timeframe Performance Year Report the most recent data available from the three s prior to the anticipated date of submission. Institutions may use the most recent single for which data is available or an average from throughout the period. Institutions may choose the annual start and end dates that work best with the data they have (e.g. fiscal or calendar ), as long as data are reported from a consecutive 12-month (or 3-) period. STARS 2.0 Technical Manual 292 PA Health, Wellbeing & Work

5 Report annualized FTE employees from the same time period as that from which workplace health and safety data are drawn (e.g. the consecutive 12-month or 3- period that most closely overlaps with the injuries and disease cases performance period). Institutions may use an average from throughout the period or a snapshot at a single representative point during the period (e.g. the fall figures reported to IPEDS by U.S. institutions). Baseline Year Report data from the baseline, which may be: Any from 2005 to the present A baseline, 1990 to 2004, that the institution has adopted as part of its sustainability plans or policies or in the context of other reporting obligations Recommended best practices for defining a baseline include: Using the average of three consecutive s to reduce the impact of outliers Ensuring that baseline and performance data are valid and reliable (e.g. that the data were gathered in the same manner) Institutions without valid and reliable historical data should use performance data for both the baseline and performance. Following this approach, an institution would not be able to claim points during its first STARS submission, but would be able to use its newly established baseline for subsequent submissions. Institutions may choose the start and end dates that work best with the data they have (e.g. fiscal or calendar ), as long as data are reported from a consecutive 12-month (or 3-) period. Report annualized FTE employees from the same period as that from which workplace health and safety data are drawn (e.g. the consecutive 12-month or 3- period that most closely overlaps with the injuries and disease cases baseline period). Sampling and Data Standards U.S. and Canadian institutions should report the total number of fatal and non-fatal injuries and occupational disease cases as reported to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), respectively. Other institutions should report data as generally required by the health and safety authority with jurisdiction over the institution. Minor (first-aid level) injuries should be excluded to the extent feasible. STARS 2.0 Technical Manual 293 PA Health, Wellbeing & Work